Tag: politics

Statoil rejects ethical proposals

Norway's mostly state-owned oil company Statoil rejected three  proposals from other shareholders for greener, more ethical operations, ahead of its annual general meeting in...

Farmers launch national protests

It didn't take long for angry Norwegian farmers to launch their latest round of highly visible protests over any attempt by the government to...

Barth Eide sees another ‘New World Order’

Norway's former defense and foreign minister, Espen Barth Eide, has declared that the crisis in Ukraine shows that "the time after the Cold War"...

Farmers quickly broke off talks

Representatives for Norway's dissatisfied farmers quickly broke off negotiations with government officials on Tuesday, because they weren't getting enough additional state support. Agriculture minister Sylvi...

Moves afoot to dump Nobel leader

Debate fired up again this week over the make-up of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, following reports that Norway's Conservative Party is poised to use...

Farmers returned to the state’s table

UPDATED: The two large lobbying groups trying to cultivate more state support for Norwegian farmers set aside some of their most spicy rhetoric on...

Solberg opposes trade boycott of Israel

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg told Israeli President Shimon Peres on Tuesday that Norway views Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory as "illegal." She nonetheless...

Israeli invitation may stir protests

Israeli President Shimon Peres extended a customary reciprocal invitation at a state dinner in Oslo Monday night, for his host King Harald to visit...

Norway set for big bicentennial party

This week marks the run-up to Norway's bicentennial celebrations that will climax on Saturday, the 17th of May, when Norwegians will mark the 200th...

No Olympic decisions at Høyre’s meeting

Leaders of Norway's Conservative Party (Høyre) didn't want to take up the hotly debated issue of whether the country should host the 2022 Winter...
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